Shift work increases diabetes and heart disease risk
With over 20% of the population in industrial countries engaging shift work – in sectors such as healthcare and transportation…
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Researchers discover new method of treating major eye diseases
WHO estimates that in 2010 there were 285 million people visually impaired, of which 39 million were blind This new…
Vaping can help people quit cigarettes
Smoking is one of the hardest addictions to quit. For many people, it takes lots of tries to stop smoking…
Myth and misunderstanding around vaping
I am, in my bones, a law-abiding sort of chap. I was brought up to respect the law and in…
Brain Aneurysms can happen in Young People too
Game of Thrones actress Emilia Clarke suffered two brain aneurysms at just 24 years old. The first was a subarachnoid…
New drug alternative to statins
A new class of oral cholesterol-lowering drug could help patients unable to take statins due to side effects, according to…
Aluminium hazard in transfusions?
Professor Chris Exley is alarmed by a recent study which suggests that patients needing transfusions may be exposed to high…
Awareness of lung cancer risk in people with COPD
People with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) need more support when understanding and acting on new chest symptoms, a study…
Brand new drug kills cancer cells from within
A brand new type of cancer drug that acts as a ‘Trojan horse’ to get inside tumour cells has shown…
Brexit could lead to thousands more heart attacks
Brexit could contribute to thousands more deaths from heart attacks and strokes by 2030, new research has found. In one…